Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Just then, Jeffery, Luna, and Cathy, who had heard the news, simultaneously ran into the living room, panting heavily.
“Why are you here?” Donna looked at the three children, her eyes filled with love.
“Was the fire from back then connected to you?” Cathy blurted out right away. “Speak up.”
Jeffery tugged at Cathy’s sleeve, signaling her to calm down for a moment.
Luna still had her usual serene and cool demeanor, though side, Her’
otigng yeere bhbining in disbelief that her parents could be involved in that past tragedy.
“In front of everyone here, make it clear today,” Phillip Benatar he was ra one sbeth ng wrong, his aura one of authority and intimidation.
“No need for sophistry,” Shirley said, her expression steely. “We want the truth.”
They had weathered many a storm, and even though they suspected their eldest son and daughter-in-law could be the masterminds behind it all, they managed not to lose their composure.
Asimmering rage was on the brink of bursting into flames, just waiting for a gust of wind to fan it into an inferno.
Tomas and Donna remained silent, and Louisa couldn’t help but ask, “Tomas, Donna, did you really do this? Our families have been close for generations. I can honestly say I’ve never done anything to harm you. Why would you do this to us, not even sparing a newborn?”
Moreover, but they had caused an explosion at the entire clinic, implicating countless innocents.
“Mom, Dad, please say something.“ Cathy pleaded. “Why would you hurt Bella’s family? The Collinses have always been so kind to us, and my sister-in-law. You almost made me lose her!”
Tomas and Donna remained silent.
“Dad, Mom,” Jeffery stepped forward. “Cathy’s just impulsive. She doesn’t mean any disrespect. If there’s something from the past that we don’t know about, now that we’re all here, it’s time to speak up.”
“Dad, Mom,” Luna also chimed in. “Whether it was intentional or coincidental, we need an explanation. Bella has suffered for eighteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Collins have been separated from their flesh and blood for so long. For these reasons at least, we owe them an explanation.”
Now that the investigation has led to their parents, they must have been more or less related to what happened all those years ago. Otherwise, with Bella’s nature, she wouldn’t have brought it up.
Donna’s gaze finally settled on Mirabella as she asked in a calm voice, “What exactly did Beverly tell you?”
She knew Mirabella had visited Beverly today and that they had chatted about the situation at home. Beverly had even expressed her regret that she hadn’t got the chance to read the poems and take a trip with her families.
Beverly had mentioned the beauty of the outside world—words that can’t be fully expressed by the intermediary—probably she urged Mirabella not to be so busy, to take some time to enjoy the scenery with Romeo.
After leaving Beverly, Mirabella had returned to the lab. Everything seemed normal. But here was a sudden explosion in the lab.
Then, Steward drove Mirabella back to Reflections Villa, and the family doctor was summoned.
It all seemed so normal that Donna hadn’t realized it was Romeo and Mirabella who had set a trap for them.
“It had nothing to do with Aunt Beverly,” Mirabella replied.
She knew her aunt and uncle had kept silent about the true culprit because they had been threatened with the lives of Frederica and Alma.
The power of Tomas and Donna’s far exceeded that of Lucas and Beverly’s.
If they knew that it was Beverly who had given her the clue, it wo siast be Frederica andant@ dPrisk—even nein Beverly, who were locked up inside, would also be in danger.
“It was Sam who left clues before he died, along with M palsworde)’ I
Briks alone) Ailfhe evidence points to you.”
Mirabella’s words made Donna smile casually, her poise radiating elegance and grace.
“If that were the case, you wouldn’t have waited until now to settle scores with us,” Donna’ yes layided iis aAGANESS t and peaceful, with a touch of gentleness.
“You would have come after us long before Lucas and Beverly were taken into the detention center.”
She knew the young lady had no solid evidence.
Probably something Beverly said had emboldened her to be so sure.
But the intermediary, after eavesdropping on the aunt and niece’s conversation, found nothing suspicious. There had been no physical contact between them. How in the world did Beverly pass on the information to the young girl??
“I indeed have no substantial evidence at hand. Whether to reveal it or not, that’s up to you to decide,” Mirabella admitted honestly and straightforwardly.
Donna smiled brightly, a smile more precious than jewels, “Do you know why I like you? Among people our age, you’re like a brilliant pearl, shining so brightly that you can’t be ignored.”
She knew that any further excuses were futile. The situation had reached this point, and they simply could not get out of here.
The outside must have already been surrounded by people.
Given the temperaments of the old man and the old lady, they’d surely have their whole family of five sent to the police office.
She didn’t want to implicate her children. Her gaze fell on Louisa, “Truth be told, I have no grudges against you. My circumstances back in the day weren’t so different from Beverly’s. For quite a long time, we sympathized and depended on each other for support.”
Louisa glanced at her, then at Jennifer and the others. Why did this sound like it was a family matter of the McMillian family??
“Are you saying that Dad should have handed the company over to my older brother?” George looked at Donna, surprised at her thoughts.
“It’s not just her,” Tomas picked up. “I think so too.”
Everyone was astonished.
“Ever since we were kids, in academics or anything else, I always outshined you,” Tomas said, turning to his brother.
Relatives would always praise him whenever they visited, talking about how capable he was and how his father would, sooner or later, hand over the company to him.
Moreover, some old board members and shareholders would speak highly of him every time they saw him, saying that under his leadership, the company would surely reach new heights.
Even the private tutors tailored their lessons around shaping an excellent successor.
From childhood to adulthood, he had always believed that the company would be passed down to him—the eldest son—so he had always been strict with himself as an heir.
“But what I didn’t expect was that three months before Dad announced his successor, you were constantly at his side. I didn’t know why at the time, until the day, during the company’s annual meeting, Dad publicly announced that he was handing the company over to you.”
George had just graduated from college when their father gave him the reins of the company!
Tomas, usually so composed, was visibly upset by the memory.
It should be noted that, he had graduated a year before George and had started from the ground up at the company. It took him a whole year to climb to a high-level position!
But in the end, he had to watch his younger brother, fresp.qut of ebnegd, takg-chatg@of the’ company and become his superior!
How could he not be furious about that!!
“You took away the woman I loved, and then even tried to-take omeathe!
Pie tone carried a hint of resentment.
Jeffery, Luna, and Cathy were all stunned. What was going on??
Cathy’s eyes were wide with shock. There was a feud between her uncle and her father??
George was somewhat bewildered as he heard him brin this, “aevehtt!
t seahinyeaire dy passed?”
“In my heart, it can never be passed!”
Tomas’ words left George utterly dumbfounded. It took a moment before he managed to ask, “If it can never be passed. then why did you marry Donna?”
It was then that everyone noticed the sorrow in Donna’s eyes.
“What’s going on?” Jennifer asked her husband George directly, “Didn’t you say that I was your first love? Had you dated other girls before you were with me? Did you even take away the girl your brother liked??”
“Jennifer, let me explain.”
Just as Jennifer was about to twist George’s arm in frustration, Donna spoke up, “The person he liked was you.”
Everyone went silent.
Even Jennifer thought she must have heard wrong. Tomas liked her? How could that be possible.
Though she had grown up with Tomas and George together, she knew very well that Tomas only saw her as a little sister.
“When you got into college, he wanted to confess his feelings to you,” Donna continued, “but then he found out you were with George. He was heartbroken for a long time.”
Hearing this, Jennifer turned to look at her husband George, having no idea about this.
George could only recount the events back then.
“We were in a relationship at that time. One day, Tomas found me, beat me up like a madman, and said that he loved you and wanted us to break up. But how could we part when we were deeply in love? Besides, I had been crushing on you for years.”
The revelation was explosive. Not just Jeffrey and Luna were shocked, but Cathy stood with her mouth agape, unable to process the information.
This was like something straight out of a soap opera.
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